Ministers will be briefed on whether they can proceed with the planned part-sale of Mighty River Power.

The Govt has two weeks to decide whether to continue with plans to partially sell Mighty River Power, or postpone the move until early next year.

The many critics of National's troubled privatisation programme may be more than a little premature in celebrating a possible delay in the first share float.

The Maori Council has told the urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing into water rights that a long-held belief by hapu and iwi of taniwha as guardian spirits of the waterways is strong evidence of Maori belief that they 'owned' the water.